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Global Developments and Analysis: Weekly Monitor (29 April- 05 May 2024)

Economic

China to hold key Communist Party plenum in July amid economic pressure

The Chinese Communist Party's central committee will gather in July for a key meeting known as a plenum, the third since the body of elite decisi....

May 16, 2024 Ukraine , US Sanctions , Yen , Gazprom , Covid-19 International Daily Scan , AUKUS , Fujian , China Third Plenum , G7 Coal

Chilling Geostrategic Environment: An era of ‘Authoritarian Conflict Management’

Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

Are we getting close to a global confrontation or are these fears grossly exaggerated? Lately, the French President had spoken of sending ground troops to Ukraine, there are reports of 12 CIA bases in Ukraine, and 50 British troops (SAG) are in Ukrai....

March 12, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Israel , Russia , War , Myanmar , Nuclear , NATO , Ukraine , Gaza , Hamas , Sahel region

Interaction with the Visiting Armenian Delegation

On February 21, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised an interaction with the visiting Armenian delegation about the developments in the Eurasia region. Lt. General R. K. Sawhney delivered the opening remarks, highlighting the clos....

February 28, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Interaction , Ukraine , Armenia , Armenian foreign policy

Ongoing Russia-Ukraine War 2022-2024: Battleground of Adaptations and Innovations

Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

The war that commenced on 24 February 2022 between Ukraine and Russia, has limited parallels with the ongoing war! The sheer dynamism in adaptation, by initiative, ingenuity and vitality of the battleground and industrial interface, is a lesson by it....

February 23, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Russia , Ukraine , Drones , HIMARS , Decoys , End game , EW

Global Situation and Challenges Ahead in 2024

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

While it is difficult to predict the future, one can be reasonably sure that the forces of change unleashed in the last few years will continue to intensify and create unexpected situations. Black swan events are becoming increasingly common. In 2022....

January 24, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Israel , Pakistan , China , Russia , Iran , Taiwan , Ukraine , Korea , Hamas

Global Developments and Analysis: Weekly Monitor (11-17 December 2023)

Economic

Israel-Gaza war: Houthi attacks push shipping giants to pause Red Sea voyages

Spiralling attacks on merchant ships by Houthi militants off the coast of Yemen have prompted widespread trade disruption with some of the ....

December 19, 2023 Israel , Myanmar , Ukraine , Gaza , Covid-19 International Daily Scan , US-China relations , Central Economic Work Conference , cop 28 , Red Sea Shipping Attacks , Panama Canal Drought , Putin Conference

Forgotten Dimensions of Strategy: Russia- Ukraine War - Lessons for India

Amb D.B. Venkatesh Varma, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

(Given below is the modified version of presentation given by Amb. DB Venkatesh Varma during Prof. Matinuzzaman Zuberi Memorial Lecture, Jawaharlal Nehru University on 7 December 2023.)

Kissinger Syndrome

By the time I joined th....

December 15, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia , Article , Palestine , India , Russia , Putin , PM Modi , Ukraine , Policy , Lessons , Biden , Zelensky , Kautilya , Grand strategy , Zuberi

Neighbourhood News Digest- 8 December 2023

Afghanistan

Stanikzai: Ban on Girls' Schooling Cause of Distance with Public- Tolo News

The Deputy Foreign Minister, Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai, stressed the importance of reopening schools for girl students beyond grade ....

December 08, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , Maldives , embassy , South Asia , NSA , Ukraine , energy , Islamic Emirate , Education , Schools , Colombo security conclave , Blockade , Hydropower , Nepal-India , BNP , India-Myanmar , Wildlife , Bangladesh Election Commission , International Observers , Sri Lankan military , 6th Colombo Security Dialogue , Maldives Budget , Election Commission Pakistan (ECP) , Consulates , Green Hydrocarbon , Climate goals

Russia’s Fuel Export Ban and its Implication for Africa and Beyond

Samir Bhattacharya Article

Background

On September 21, by a decree signed by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, Russia banned the export of all types of diesel, including summer, winter and Arctic blends, as well as heavy distillates, including gasoline and diesel.<....

November 20, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Russia , Article , India , China , Russia , Africa , Putin , Energy Security , Ukraine , EU , energy , Export ban

Second Russia-Africa Summit: A Mixed Bag for Africa

Samir Bhattacharya Article

Background

In recent years, Russia may have increased its influence in Africa more than any other external power. However, Russia has a long history of interaction with Africa. These two continents were extremely close during the Cold War....

September 10, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Article , Russia , modi , UNSC , Africa , Putin , Ukraine , G20 , Russia Africa Summit , Neo-colonialism